Mounting And Matted Photos

Carol duvall host of hgtv s the carol duvall show shares her discoveries about matting and framing artwork.

Mounting and matted photos. Prepare the mat board and the mount board by measuring them to fit in the picture frame and. The two most important properties of your back to take into consideration are rigidity and quality. The methods we recommend involve taping the print into place with t hinges aka pendant or tab hinges or. How to mat photos.

Here the image is cut apart each section mounted on 1 4 foam. Mounting photos and framing them well gives the photographer many more display options than simply using basic frames. For this reason it is important to leave the image as free as possible to move within the picture frame the two primary ways of achieving this are. These quick mount boards are available from various art and photo supply houses and are the height of convenience.

Mounting techniques using photo corners and archival hinging tissue. Firstly layout the matte and under mount side by side. Since photo corners cradle and cover the corners of the photograph they are not ideal for borderless pictures but work wonderfully for holding a photograph behind a window mat. And while your art can t smile it can be matted mounted and framed.

Whether you re matting and mounting to sell or matting and mounting for home decor we ve put together this guide to help you out. The first step in your photo s journey onto the wall involves choosing a suitable mounting back. You can use a straight edge to ensure they are lined up exactly. A well cut mat can make a huge difference in how a picture looks taking it from a simple snapshot to a framed piece of art.

If your work doesn t need to meet archival standards use these for a quick and clean solution. An even easier way to mount a print is to use boards with adhesive already on the board protected until you use it by a peel off sheet. A well designed combination of frame mount and mat forms part of the visual expression of a displayed photo separating it from its surroundings and giving it more visual weight. One of the main reasons that pictures buckle after being framed is that the image mat and mount board all expand and contract at different rates with changes in temperature.

Rigidity is especially important for large or un matted prints where buckling can compromise your display. Beginning with a turquoise mat add 1 2 foam board on top and end with the addition of a white mat on top of the foam board. Prints can also be attached to a board with a hinge mount. Hinging the matte is a very common method used in fine art and offers complete protection for the print but also makes the removal of the print a simple process.